Terry Leach

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1981-1993)

Terry Leach was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1993 for 4 teams, including the New York Mets, a span of 13 seasons. Across 376 career appearances, he went 38-27 with a 3.15 ERA and 331 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 7774.0.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

W–L 38–27
ERA 3.15
WHIP 1.26
SO 331
Pitcher PIV 7774.0
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 215 lb
Born
3/13/1954 in Selma, AL, USA
MLB Debut
1981-08-12
Last Game
1993-06-23

Full name: Terry Hester Leach

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Career Pitching Statistics

Terry Leach — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
38 27 376 21 3 3 10 700.0 688 245 38 197 331 3.15 7774.0

Career ERA 3.15 vs. league average 3.90 across their career seasons — 19.2% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Terry Leach Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1981 NYN NL 1 1 21 1 0 0 0 35.1 26 10 12 16 2.55 3.58 (+29%) 119.4
1982 NYN NL 2 1 21 1 1 1 3 45.1 46 21 18 30 4.17 3.86 (-8%) 806.7
1985 NYN NL 3 4 22 4 1 1 1 55.2 48 18 14 30 2.91 3.89 (+25%) 1095.1
1986 NYN NL 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 6.2 6 2 3 4 2.70 — 0.0
1987 NYN NL 11 1 44 12 1 1 0 131.1 132 47 29 61 3.22 4.29 (+25%) 945.3
1988 NYN NL 7 2 52 0 0 0 3 92.0 95 26 24 51 2.54 3.73 (+32%) 1139.9
1989 NYN NL 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 21.1 19 10 4 2 4.22 3.71 (-14%) -94.7
1989 KCA AL 5 6 30 3 0 0 0 73.2 78 34 36 34 4.15 3.71 (-12%) -630.1
1990 MIN AL 2 5 55 0 0 0 2 81.2 84 29 21 46 3.20 3.86 (+17%) 2186.0
1991 MIN AL 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 67.1 82 27 14 32 3.61 3.91 (+8%) 1370.5
1992 CHA AL 6 5 51 0 0 0 0 73.2 57 16 20 22 1.95 3.75 (+48%) 428.7
1993 CHA AL 0 0 14 0 0 0 1 16.0 15 5 2 3 2.81 4.19 (+33%) 407.2
Career · 12 seasons 38 27 376 21 3 3 10 700.0 688 245 197 331 3.15 — 7,774

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Terry Leach — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
376 72 4 7 2 0 0 3 0 5 39 .097 .156 .125 .281 0

Career AVG .097 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 62.3% below league average.

Career OBP .156 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 51.9% below league average.

Career SLG .125 vs. league average .388 across their career seasons — 67.8% below league average.

Career OPS .281 vs. league average .712 across their career seasons — 60.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Terry Leach Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1981 NYN NL 21 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1982 NYN NL 21 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .125 — — — — 0.0
1985 NYN NL 22 12 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 .167 — — — — 0.0
1986 NYN NL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1987 NYN NL 44 33 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 14 .061 — — — — 0.0
1988 NYN NL 52 14 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 9 .143 — — — — 0.0
1989 NYN NL 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
1989 KCA AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1990 MIN AL 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1991 MIN AL 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1992 CHA AL 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1993 CHA AL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 12 seasons 376 72 4 7 2 0 0 3 0 5 39 .097 — — — — 0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Terry Leach — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Terry Leach — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1991 WS MIN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1988 NLCS NYN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Terry Leach — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 5 0 0 7.1 6 1 1 6 1.23

Playoff Pitching by Year

Terry Leach — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1991 WS MIN 0 0 2 0 0 2.1 2 1 0 2 3.86
1988 NLCS NYN 0 0 3 0 0 5.0 4 0 1 4 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Terry Leach — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home177262502.192
Away199462201.043

Pitching — Home / Away

Terry Leach — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home177319.0313102691582.88
Away199381.03751431281733.38

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Terry Leach — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1993-06-23 CHWTEX — 1.0211000
1993-06-21 CHWTEX — 1.1000000
1993-06-17 CHWOAK — 1.1211120
1993-06-14 CHWOAK — 1.0000000
1993-06-09 CHWDET — 0.2100000
1993-06-05 CHWBOS — 1.0211000
1993-06-03 CHWDET — 1.0000000
1993-05-28 CHWNYY — 1.0100010
1993-05-26 CHWKCR — 0.1200000
1993-04-23 CHWTOR — 1.0211000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Terry Leach — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 376 21 74 136 9 6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Terry Leach — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1981 NYN P 21 1 4 7 0 0
1982 NYN P 21 1 0 8 1 0
1985 NYN P 22 4 5 14 0 0
1986 NYN P 6 0 0 2 0 0
1987 NYN P 44 12 18 21 2 3
1988 NYN P 52 0 10 22 0 0
1989 NYN P 10 0 2 6 0 0
1989 KCA P 30 3 5 19 4 0
1990 MIN P 55 0 12 11 1 0
1991 MIN P 50 0 8 13 0 2
1992 CHA P 51 0 9 13 1 1
1993 CHA P 14 0 1 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

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Terry Leach Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 376

Salary History

Terry Leach — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
1993 CHA AL $260,000
1992 CHA AL $260,000
1991 MIN AL $530,000
1990 KCA AL $500,000
1989 NYN NL $425,000
1988 NYN NL $190,000
1987 NYN NL $95,000
Total Career Earnings $2,260,000

College History

Terry Leach — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
Auburn University Auburn AL 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976

Most Similar Players

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Career Spans

Terry Leach (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Chuck Taylor
    28-20, 3.07 ERA
  2. 86
    Bill Castro
    31-26, 3.33 ERA
  3. 84
    Chad Bradford
    36-28, 3.26 ERA
  4. 83
    Rawly Eastwick
    28-27, 3.31 ERA
  5. 82
    Ted Wilks
    59-30, 3.26 ERA
  6. 80
    Ramon Hernandez
    23-15, 3.03 ERA

Terry Leach: the record in brief

Between the debut on August 12, 1981 and the final game on June 23, 1993, Terry Leach built the record summarized on this page. Club by club, the record runs the New York Mets (1981 to 1989), the Kansas City Royals (1989), the Minnesota Twins (1990 to 1991), and the Chicago White Sox (1992 to 1993). Leach played primarily as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. Born on March 13, 1954, in Selma, AL, USA, Leach was listed at 6-foot-0 and 215 pounds. Terry Leach was the playing name; the full given name is Terry Hester.

Leach pitched in 376 games, starting 21, and finished with a 38-27 record and 3.15 ERA. The totals include 331 strikeouts and 10 saves. Against a 3.90 league ERA for the same years, Leach was 19.2% better. The best win total was 11, in 1987. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.54 in 1988, when the league's was 3.73.

Frequently Asked Questions about Terry Leach

What years did Terry Leach play?
Terry Leach played in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1993.
Was Terry Leach a pitcher?
Yes. Terry Leach pitched in the major leagues, recording 38 wins and 331 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Terry Leach hit?
Terry Leach hit 0 career home runs with 7 hits.
What was Terry Leach's career batting average?
Terry Leach batted .097 over his career, with 7 hits in 72 at bats.
How many RBI did Terry Leach have?
Terry Leach drove in 3 runs in his career.
What was Terry Leach's career ERA?
Terry Leach finished with a 3.15 career ERA, going 38-27 with 331 strikeouts.